	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	15,527	$1,607,135,368	+2%	6,680,450	101	2,250	7.35
2023	15,965	$1,574,488,007	+2%	7,103,624	101	2,297	7.35
2022	16,070	$1,549,042,104	-2%	7,285,377	102	2,384	7.35
2021	16,131	$1,573,931,045	+20%	7,363,296	104	2,388	7.35
2020	15,059	$1,307,633,532	first year in data	5,896,885	92	2,072	7.35

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

By state

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
California	1,246	$143,478,753	215,537	87	597
Florida	932	$115,672,061	207,077	101	971
Texas	956	$111,778,688	203,082	101	783
New York	684	$67,075,874	179,966	83	1,431
Pennsylvania	667	$63,841,199	124,713	82	636
Illinois	588	$55,525,874	804,815	370	4,825
Virginia	381	$51,197,088	395,208	266	4,249
New Jersey	369	$49,966,977	76,922	95	666
Ohio	544	$48,640,301	431,356	233	3,012
Massachusetts	323	$44,936,297	210,710	154	3,006
Washington	468	$44,205,400	80,175	53	827
Georgia	426	$42,909,812	298,639	178	3,234
Maryland	258	$42,895,036	69,798	133	1,075
Arizona	259	$42,894,566	75,435	156	1,010
North Carolina	598	$41,815,384	610,773	210	4,389

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AP); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 states with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Providers placed by practice address. Data year 2022.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	733	$81,168,131	156,378	78
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	441	$42,656,570	65,007	78
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	373	$39,134,937	248,384	166
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	308	$36,410,282	63,511	88
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	236	$33,812,986	57,580	111
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	215	$31,470,679	62,649	103
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	161	$27,772,045	47,459	152
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	222	$27,475,490	104,916	122
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	194	$21,847,668	38,012	90
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	241	$21,210,271	38,090	70
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	215	$21,186,350	100,513	156
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	179	$19,095,753	31,036	68
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	129	$18,521,348	30,544	116
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	109	$15,352,773	27,780	141
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	182	$15,215,966	27,695	83

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 100 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2022.

Specialties billing 66984 nationally

Ophthalmology accounts for 38% of payment for 66984 nationally in 2022, across 2 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ophthalmology	8,724	54%	$588,675,659	38%	1,812,058	208
Optometry	5,521	34%	$15,544,305	1.0%	4,303,084	779

Not listed: 7 specialties with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Provider-level lines (fewer than 11 beneficiaries suppressed by CMS); specialty is the provider type on claims. Data year 2022.

Top billers of 66984 nationally

Named top billers are a Pro figure, and Pro is not available to buy, so this list is not shown to any account. The counts and totals by state, metro area and specialty on this page are free.

Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations